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EFL Championship
ENG
league737
Matches
146
Officials
2
Seasons
2026/27
Latest Season
First tracked match
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
08/08/2025
Latest tracked match
Charlton Athletic vs Sheffield United
07/11/2026
Officiating insights
Strictest refs →From recorded scores and the community incident layer. (Official card/foul stats aren’t in the dataset yet.)
2.96
goals / match
0
incidents logged
0
VAR-reviewed
Role distribution · 2026/27
Referee180AR3604th Official180
Home stadiums
Every stadium that has hosted EFL Championship matches. Switch between all-time and the latest season.
Most-appointed referee · 2026/27
🏴 Andrew Kitchen
9
as referee
Who referees EFL Championship?
Most-appointed match officials across all EFL Championship seasons
- 1🏴 Joshua SmithENG · Referee · 41×
- 2🏴 Lewis SmithENG · Referee · 38×
- 3🏴 Andrew KitchenENG · Referee · 37×
- 4🏴 Anthony BackhouseENG · Referee · 37×
- 5🏴 Gavin WardENG · Referee · 36×
- 6🏴 Adam HerczegENG · Referee · 36×
- 7🏴 David WebbENG · Referee · 36×
- 8🏴 Tom NieldENG · Referee · 33×
- 9🏴 Oliver LangfordENG · Referee · 32×
- 10🏳️ Thomas KirkUNK · Referee · 31×
Match Officials(141 officials · 180 matches)
Showing 2026/27 ·View all seasons
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Darren WilliamsENGAssistant Referee
AR 15
15×
→2George ByrneENGAssistant Referee
AR 15
15×
→3Shaun HudsonENGAssistant Referee
AR 14
14×
→4Joshua SmithENGReferee
Referee 84th 6
14×
→5Andrew FoxENGAssistant Referee
AR 14
14×
→6Tim RobinsonUNKReferee
Referee 84th 6
14×
→7Richard WoodwardENGAssistant Referee
AR 14
14×
→8Adam HerczegENGReferee
Referee 74th 6
13×
→9Bhupinder GillENGAssistant Referee
AR 13
13×
→10Robert MadleyUNKReferee
Referee 74th 6
13×
→11Paul HodskinsonENGAssistant Referee
AR 13
13×
→12Lewis SmithENGReferee
Referee 74th 6
13×
→13Jacob GrahamENGAssistant Referee
AR 13
13×
→14Conor BrownENGAssistant Referee
AR 13
13×
→15Johnathon BickerdikeENGAssistant Referee
AR 13
13×
→16Hugh GilroyENGAssistant Referee
AR 13
13×
→17Daniel LeachENGAssistant Referee
AR 12
12×
→18Andrew KitchenENGReferee
Referee 94th 3
12×
→19Sam LewisENGAssistant Referee
AR 12
12×
→20Nigel LuggENGAssistant Referee
AR 12
12×
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Top Venues
Matches by Country
England14
Wales8
Stadium host countries (all-time)
Referees by Nationality
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ENG161
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UNK19
Referee appointments · 2026/27 (top 141 officials)
2026/27 Matches(180 in season)
All Matches →07/11/2026
Preston1-0Southampton
07/11/2026
Watford0-0Middlesbrough
07/11/2026
Bristol City0-5Norwich City
07/11/2026
Charlton Athletic2-1Sheffield United
07/11/2026
Blackburn2-1West Ham United
07/11/2026
Cardiff City5-4Burnley
07/11/2026
Portsmouth1-2Stoke City
07/11/2026
Wrexham1-1Wolverhampton Wanderers
07/11/2026
QPR2-1Lincoln City
07/11/2026
West Bromwich Albion3-0Millwall
07/11/2026
Birmingham City2-1Swansea City
06/11/2026
Derby County3-1Bolton Wanderers
04/11/2026
Wrexham2-0Middlesbrough
04/11/2026
Bristol City1-2Wolverhampton Wanderers
04/11/2026
Cardiff City3-3West Ham United
03/11/2026
Watford1-0Lincoln City
03/11/2026
Blackburn1-2Stoke City
03/11/2026
QPR1-1Burnley
03/11/2026
Portsmouth3-1Swansea City
03/11/2026
Preston2-3Sheffield United
EFL Championship referees — FAQ
- Who is the most-appointed referee in EFL Championship?
- 🏴 Andrew Kitchen has the most EFL Championship refereeing appointments tracked on Referee.Observer, with 9 match(es) as referee.
- How many referees have officiated in EFL Championship?
- 146 match officials — referees, assistant referees, fourth officials, VAR and observers — have officiated in EFL Championship across 2 season(s) in our data.
- How many EFL Championship matches are tracked on Referee.Observer?
- Referee.Observer tracks 737 EFL Championship matches with their full match-official appointments across 2 season(s).
- Which seasons of EFL Championship are covered?
- EFL Championship referee appointments are covered for 2 season(s), 2025/26 to 2026/27.
- Who are the top match officials in EFL Championship?
- The most-appointed EFL Championship match officials are 🏴 Joshua Smith (41 match(es)), 🏴 Lewis Smith (38 match(es)), 🏴 Andrew Kitchen (37 match(es)).